Al Gore’s Biggest Woe: Clinton’s a Republican!
In his new book, Name-Dropping , John Kenneth Galbraith suggests that Dwight Eisenhower's political legacy consisted of accepting, confirming and carrying forward the social welfare programs launched...
View ArticleSay It Ain’t So: Joe May Hurt Hillary
Early and mid-August used to be known as the dog days of summer, but in this election season, August has become the hottest month. Here are several observations about recent events: · Despite the...
View ArticleGore’s Blessing Won’t Help Dean
I remember the 1988 Presidential campaign, when then-Senator Al Gore came to New York City to receive the blessing of then-Mayor Ed Koch. It marked the beginning of the end of the Gore candidacy, which...
View ArticleGas and Interest Rates: The Issues That Matter
Forget immigration, global warning, Donald Rumsfeld and abortion rights. The hot issues of today will quickly fade away if the current surge in gasoline prices and home-mortgage rates continues...
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Gas and Interest Rates: The Issues That Matter
Forget immigration, global warning, Donald Rumsfeld and abortion rights. The hot issues of today will quickly fade away if the current surge in gasoline prices and home-mortgage rates continues...
View ArticleStone’s Film Shows New York’s Heart
Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center is a spectacular film about New York City, how it wakes up before dawn every day, how millions of people find their way into the city every day—and how it all came to...
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Stone’s Film Shows New York’s Heart
Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center is a spectacular film about New York City, how it wakes up before dawn every day, how millions of people find their way into the city every day—and how it all came to...
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New York’s Coming Baseball Famine
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera retired earlier this year. (Photo by Ken Kurson) With all eyes focused on the new mayor—not to mention the streaky Giants, the possibly decent Jets, the woeful Knicks,...
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Don’t Mess With My Commute
Heavy traffic exits the George Washington Bridge onto the Henry Hudson Parkway as morning commuters drive into Manhattan. (Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) For most Americans, there is nothing...
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Brooklyn Has Fully Conquered New York
The borough has reinvented itself without the homogeneity of Silicon Valley, the casino culture of Las Vegas, or the sterility of Dubai.
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